The poorest member of the Imperial Guard, the Empress begged me to embezzle.

“Relics…what are relics?” Antu asked doubtfully.

His mother-in-law looked at her adopted son with the eyes of someone looking at an idiot, speechless.

Chu Xiu explained helplessly, "To put it simply, it means your master made a bet with another Zen master and won a legacy for you."

"This inheritance is powerful enough that after you receive it, you will be able to stand shoulder to shoulder with your master."

“Master…” Antu’s eyes were filled with shock, and he silently shed tears.

Chu Xiu asked, "Besides those few disciples from the Zen Divine Academy, has anyone else been chasing you?"

Antu wiped away his tears, thought carefully, and said, "Apart from the Zen master who attacked and killed my master and his disciple, there are none."

Chu Xiu nodded slightly. "It seems that only your master, that Zen master, and their disciples knew about this relic, and they did not choose to report it to the higher-ups of the Zen God Academy."

"This is good news, meaning that apart from that Zen master and his disciple, you have no other enemies for the time being."

Chu Xiu handed the relic back, saying, "Since this is your master's gift to you, it must be his last wish for you to receive the inheritance within the relic."

"It's safe here. You can receive the inheritance here. At that time, you will at least be able to fight your enemies, instead of needing your sister, who has no cultivation, to protect you as before..."

Chu Xiu's words left An Tu speechless with shame. He could only grit his teeth and nod, accepting the relic Chu Xiu handed back. He found a spacious corner, sat down, and entered a meditative state to prepare to activate the inheritance.

Chu Xiu then stood up, clasped his hands in a fist salute to the old woman, and said, "Grandma, I'll leave Sister Antu in your care. I need to go out and buy some medicine to treat her injuries."

The old woman quickly got up and repeatedly thanked him, saying, "Thank you, Immortal Master, thank you, Immortal Master."

Chu Xiu nodded, quietly pushed open the door, and saw Ye Wujiang sitting at the opposite table, enjoying fine wine.

Upon seeing Chu Xiu emerge, Ye Wujiang raised his wine cup to him from afar, inviting him to drink together.

Chu Xiu smiled and shook his head, then sent a telepathic message: "I'm going out for a bit."

Ye Wujiang nodded slightly and tossed over a money pouch:

"In the Demon Zen Kingdom, magic crystals are not used. Instead, this kind of Zen Wish Crystal, which is made from special minerals, is popular and can help with meditation and cultivation."

Chu Xiu took the money bag and opened it. Inside the small bag were tens of millions of red crystal balls, each the size of a relic.

He nodded to Ye Wujiang, then went downstairs to ask the restaurant manager for directions to the pharmacy before turning and leaving.

The pharmacy was not far from the restaurant; at Chu Xiu's pace, he arrived in the time it takes for an incense stick to burn.

The reason he took such good care of Antu's sister's injuries, even personally coming to buy the medicinal herbs, was...

Aside from Antu's sister's situation reminding Chu Xiu of his time as a commoner in the ancient world, there was also a special will within her.

This special will can only be perceived by those who are burdened with the aura of death.

Chu Xiu, on the other hand, happens to possess a considerable amount of death energy.

That will seemed to be the opposite of death energy. When it appeared on Antu's sister, Chu Xiu could clearly feel that the death energy stored in his body was extremely uneasy. If it were not suppressed by the imperial energy, it would probably have broken out of his body on the spot.

The only opposite of death is life.

Whether it is anger or death, both are manifestations of some kind of will of Heaven.

If death energy is only beneficial to cultivators like corpse demons, then life energy is a great tonic for all living beings other than the former, and it is also a rare opportunity for ordinary cultivators to comprehend the Dao of Heaven.

The path of cultivation for ordinary cultivators is fraught with peril, often involving near-death experiences. Some even have prior experience with reincarnation and possession of another's body before advancing to the Reincarnation Realm.

For them, once their spiritual power reaches its limit, advancing to the Qiankun Realm is a natural progression.

But for Chu Xiu, his path of cultivation had been marked by an excessive attachment to life. Even when facing imminent death, he often managed to escape through special means and never experienced the cycle of life and death.

Therefore, using the energy of life and death to comprehend the Dao of reincarnation became of paramount importance.

Otherwise, his cultivation level would most likely be stuck at the Great Perfection of the Reincarnation Realm, unable to advance further towards the Qiankun Realm.

There is no other way but to increase one's own understanding of the cycle of reincarnation.

Therefore, he was determined to obtain the life force within Antu's sister.

This is also the main reason why he chose to help the siblings.

The will to live is highly bound to the life of its possessor and cannot be forcibly taken away.

Once the owner's life ends, the will to live will also dissipate.

Before finding a way to extract the will to live from Antu's sister, Chu Xiu would not allow the siblings to live in danger.

"It seems that going against Zenshin-in is unavoidable."

Chu Xiu shook his head helplessly. Even though Ye Wujiang had warned him not to get into conflict with the people of the Demon Zen Kingdom unless necessary, things had come to this point and he had no choice.

Just as Chu Xiu finished purchasing the medicinal herbs to help Sister Antu heal her injuries and was about to return to the restaurant, he suddenly sensed a dozen or so cultivators flying over the city and heading towards the restaurant.

Chu Xiu frowned and quickened his pace.

The only people who can disregard the laws of the Demon Zen Kingdom and fly over the city are the Zen practitioners of Zen God Temple.

Chu Xiu's eyes flashed, and he used his Qi-gazing technique to probe towards the dozen or so Zen cultivators.

The leader of the meditation practitioners was a Great Perfection Realm cultivator, who should be the master-killer enemy that Antu mentioned.

The remaining meditation practitioners were mostly at the level of crossing the true realm, and they should be this person's disciples.

"You found out Antu's whereabouts so quickly?"

Just as Chu Xiu was wondering what was going on, he suddenly noticed a blood-stained manual in the hand of the Great Perfection Samsara Realm Zen cultivator.

It was none other than the "Ananda's Breaking the Precepts Knife" that he had given away earlier.

"I see……"

Chu Xiu never expected that it was the lingering aura of his swordsmanship that exposed his whereabouts.

However, this Zen practitioner at the Great Perfection of the Samsara Realm only sensed that he had been to that restaurant, but was unaware that he had temporarily left it.

This alone is enough to show that this person's spiritual power is not strong, but only barely sufficient.

However, meditation is usually known for its powerful spiritual power, and this contrast proves that something is wrong with this person.

The spiritual cultivation and physical cultivation of cultivators in the Heavenly Continent are usually highly linked and improve in parallel.

Only a few cultivators who study special techniques can have exceptional cases where their spiritual cultivation is higher than their physical cultivation, or vice versa.

Before Chu Xiu received the inheritance of the ancient god, he was the former.

The Zen practice recognized by the Tianlu community is also like this.

However, this Zen cultivator at the Great Perfection of the Reincarnation Realm had a spiritual cultivation level that couldn't keep up with his physical cultivation level.

Chu Xiu kept a certain distance from the meditators and followed them back to the front of the restaurant.

However, when the group of monks arrived at the restaurant, they stopped in mid-air and faced off against a figure standing atop the restaurant.

Chu Xiu looked closely and saw that the figure belonged to Ye Wujiang.

But at this moment, Ye Wujiang was playing with that red, pearl-like relic in his hand!